Installing the SiLabs IDE Software

Insert the SiLabs IDE CD. The installation directory should automatically start and give you the menu below. Choose the “Install Silicon Laboratories IDE” box.

Click the “Next” button at the Installation Guide.

Read the License Agreement and select “Yes.”

Read the software installation information and select “Next.”

Choose to install the software in a directory named C:\SiLabs\MCU. It is important that the directory tree not have any spaces in the name. Choose “Next.”

Choose to install the IDE, the Config files, and the Keil Tool Chain. You do not need to install the documentation as only one file is necessary, and the entire documentation will take a large amount of file space. Choose “Next” after the needed files are selected.

Choose “Next” at the shortcut selection.

When the installation is completed, select “Finish.”

Next, select the “Documentation” block to get the needed documentation file for the microcontroller used in the Embedded Control class.

A webpage will load as shown listing all the documentation files.

Scroll down until you see the “C8051F02x Family Datasheet.” Right-click on the “Revision 1.4 (12/2003)” link and choose “Save Target As…” and save it to your computer. This manual will be used throughout the course, so save it somewhere you can access it easily in the future. This document is also available on the course website.

Close the web browser and choose the “Exit” block to finish the installation process.

Open a web browser to the Embedded Control course website (http://litec.rpi.edu) and open the “Course Materials” page. Right-click on the link to the “System Initialization Header File” and choose the “Save Target As…” option.

Under “Save as type:” choose the “All files” option. Be sure to keep the file name as “c8051.h”. Save the file in the “C:\SiLabs\MCU\IDEfiles\C51\Inc” directory. To select this folder, start by choosing the “Local Disk (C:)” in the “Save in:” menu and selecting each of the sub-folders until you are in the “Inc” folder. Click the “Save” button to save the file.

Open the folder for C:\SiLabs. Right-click with the folder screen and select the “New” and then “Folder” option.

Rename the new folder that is created. Call it “Projects” because this is the folder in which we will be saving all our code projects.

You may place C code files in this folder for compiling and downloading to the microcontroller.

Next, open a web browser to the course website, http://litec.rpi.edu. Under “Course Materials” find the link for “Hyperterminal Connection for 8051 board.” Right-click on this link and choose the “Save Target As…” option.

It is recommended that you save this file to your computer desktop or another convenient location.

This completes the software installation for this course.